James Storm came to the ring and said that he was out here to have a little
bit of fun with the fans. He mentioned the attack on last Thursday's
Impact Wrestling by Aces & Eights and saw Bobby Roode giving them the thumbs up.
He said Roode should have shoved it up his rear end. Storm said he is here
to kick Roode's ass before he gets a chance to win the TNA title and have a
celebration. He demanded Roode come out and get his ass kicked.

Instead, Frankie Kazarian came out and said that Willie Nelson once sang
"Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys" and Nelson was specifically
talking about Storm. He said that besides AJ Styles, Storm is the biggest
man-baby in TNA. Kaz said Storm is a drunk as well, but lately he's been
sticking his nose in other people's business, so Kaz has come out to do everyone
a service. He told Storm to cut his "dime store Toby Keith" routine and go
ride off into the sunshine (well, that's what he said).

Storm said he was sitting backstage all day waiting to cut a promo and that's
the best he has to come up with? Storm said he doesn't like the sunshine
but drinks the moonshine. The fans chanted for Storm to kick his ass, so
Storm invited him to come take Roode's ass-kicking, "if his boyfriend gives him
permission." Kaz said he wasn't there to engage in fisticuffs and there
was no referee out here.

Storm said that where he is from, he didn't need a referee to whip Kaz's ass.
Kaz tried to walk out but a referee made Kaz return towards the ring. They
started brawling around ringside with Storm being in control.

They battled into the ring and the match was official.

James Storm vs. Kazarian

Storm used a Lou Thesz Press and beat down Kazarian with a series of
right hands. Kazarian came back with a clothesline and smothered Storm
against the ropes, standing on his back. Kaz then used his boot to
choke Storm in the corner.

Kaz brought Storm to the floor and worked him over, throwing him into the
guard rail. He rolled Storm back into the ring for a two count. The
crowd chanted for Storm but Kazarian kept nailing him with shot after shot.
Kazarian locked in a cravate. He ground down Storm on the mat but The
Cowboy fought back with a series of shots to the mid-section.

Storm nailed a series of clotheslines and a flying forearm, followed by a
double underhook throw. Kazarian cut him off near the ropes and leapt into
the ring for a DDT, scoring a two count. Storm mounted another
comeback, nailing an inverted Codebreaker.

Storm rallied the crowd and went for the Last Call superkick but Kaz hid
behind the referee. Kaz went for the Fade to Black for Storm rolled
through. He went for a clothesline but Kaz ducked and turned into the Last
Call superkick. Storm covered the pin.

Your winner, James Storm!

Really fun opener. The promos were great. Kaz has really improved
as a talker over the last year and this was a hell of an example of that.
Storm came off like a bonafide star in every respect and the impromptu nature of
the match felt important. It was a different way to kick off the show and
was entertaining.

The announcers reviewed the attack on Jeff Hardy that Bobby Roode
orchestrated on Impact last week. They showed footage of each of them
arriving at the Impact Zone.

TNA X-Division champ Rob Van Dam vs. Kenny King

They shook hands before the bell.

Van Dam used a standing side headlock early to control King. RVD used a
droptoehold to escape a standing hammerlock. King used a rolling
pinfall attempt on RVD. The announcers painted this as a dream match for
King as RVD's ECW run inspired him.

King nailed several big moves including a martial arts kick, which led to RVD
going to the floor and looking impressed. He returned to the ring and
nailed King with a round kick to the hamstring. Van Dam nailed a series of
kicks. King and Van Dam exchanged a series of armdrags. Van Dam
nailed a kick to the quads but was whipped into the corner bt King. RVD
kicked him off and went to the top but King nailed a leaping kick. RVD
crashed into the railing.

King asked the camera, "Did you see that?" before bringing RVD back to the
ring for a two count. He locked in a sitting abdominal stretch, wearing
the champion down. RVD used a knee to the face to break the hold.
Both men fought to regain their composure. King was covered for a
two count, then whipped into the corner. RVD nailed a spinkick for another
two count.

RVD was cut off and locked in a combination hammerlock surfboard but was
kicked by RVD. Van Dam charged King in the corner but was elevated and
dropped on the ropes, crotching himself. King nailed him with a big kick.
King covered him for a two count.

King and RVD battled back and forth with punches. King grabbed him and
nailed a sideslam. He went for a slingshot splash into the ring but RVD
pulled his knees up. King went for a clothesline but RVD absorbed it
and nailed one of his one. RVD nailed a somersault into a monkey flip,
then nailed Rolling Thunder for another two count.

Van Dam went to the top but was grabbed by King. RVD fought him off and
nailed a glancing Ryder Kick. RVD went for the Five Star Frog splash but
missed. King went for the Royal Flush but RVD escaped and used a rolling
body scissors to capture King and score the pin.

Your winner and still X-Division champion, Rob Van Dam!

A good match. This was a bout designed to make King look stronger by
competing hard and taking it to RVD and was one of the more entertaining RVD
matches of late. It was good, solid stuff. King showed flashes of
nice charisma during his entrance and his comment to the camera.

Jeremy Borash interviewed Christopher Daniels, who was enjoying a big
Appletini. He said that he's wrestled AJ Styles more times than anyone
else and around the world, and that's fact , not hyperbole. He said that
when you look at all the matches that they have had, all of them have just been
a prologue for tonight. He said history is written by the victor and
history will read that Daniels is the better man, and that's not hyperbole, but
fact. Good promo.

Ryan and Guerrero kicked off the bout. Ryan cut him off with a big right hand
but Guerrero came back with a series of uppercuts and right hands of his own.
Guerrero nailed him with a short arm clothesline and tagged Hernandez.
Hernandez worked over Ryan and tagged Guerrero back in.

Ryan was able to tag Morgan. Hernandez tried to used a drop toehold to
no effect. Hernandez tagged in and he and Morgan went shoulderblock to
shoulderblock with neither man budging. Hernandez used a series of flying
shoulder tackles to knock Morgan backwards but he couldn't take him down.
Morgan nailed a roaring clothesline as Hernandez reounded off the ropes.

Ryan tagged back in and ended up in a long standing delayed suplex. The
champions took turns tagging in and out, working over Ryan. They whipped
him into the corner, followed by Chavo whipping Ryan into a leaping splash.

Hernandez was tricked into arguing with the referee, allowing Morgan to grab
Chavo and slam him into the buckles from the outside. Ryan covered Chavo
for a two count, then tagged his big man. Morgan used his boot to
choke out Chavo. Ryan tagged out and used a neck vice to wear down Chavo.

Guerrero fought back with a series of rights but was nailed with a dropkick
as he rebounded across the ring. Ryan held Chavo as Morgan charged
for a kick to the mid-section. Morgan choked him against the top rope.
Ryan returned to the ring and continued the attack. Chavo tried to
fight back but was cut off and nailed with a series of shoulderblocks in the
corner. Ryan used a running axehandle on Guerrero, showing respect
to former WWF champion Rip.

Hernandez finally makes the hot tag and cleans house on Ryan, who bumped all
over for him and took a big backdrop. Morgan tried to distract Hernandez,
allowing Ryan to nail him from behind. Ryan still got caught with a
tiltowhirl backbreaker. Morgan broke up the pin

Morgan nailed a big suplex on Hernandez. Hernandez worked over Ryan but
Morgan nailed him from behind. Chavo hit a missile dropkick on Morgan, who
was then clotheslined from behind by Hernandez, going over the top and landing
on his feet. Chavo hit a frog splash on Ryan but Morgan pulled the referee
out of the ring. The ref called for the DQ.

Your winners by DQ and still TNA Tag Team champions, Chavo Guerrero and
Hernandez!

Chavo tried to nail a dive on Morgan but was caught and run into the ringpost.
Hernandez, enraged, hit a monster dive over the top on Morgan. Morgan and
Ryan backed up, with Morgan promising this wasn't over. Hernandez watched
over Guerrero, who was selling a back injury.

OK match. They told a decent story and the monster vs. monster spots
were booked perfectly. The dive at the end was a cool visual. This
seemed like they were laying down the first chapter for a longer story.

Jeremy Borash interviewed Austin Aries backstage. Aries said that the
one question he keeps being asked is why is so upset and concerned about Bully
Ray when it's not his business. He said that TNA needs the straw to stir
the collective cocktail's drink and that's what he's going to do. Aries
says that until justice is served and he gets what is his, he's going to be the
squeaky wheel getting the grease. He said, "Mark, Bully, what are you
going to do, brother, when Austin-Mania runs wild on you?"

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